Colour

#6A85BF

#6A85BF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#6A85BF is a blue with RGB values 106, 133, 191 and HSL 221°, 40%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#6A85BF

RGBrgb(106, 133, 191)

RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0.5216, 0.749

RGB percentages41.6%, 52.2%, 74.9%

HSLhsl(220.9, 39.9%, 58.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(220.9, 44.5%, 74.9%)

CMYK44.5%, 30.4%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,981,055

CSS custom property--colour: #6A85BF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23601WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness133.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.72:1

Contrast with white3.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.72:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#838383

Inverted#957A40

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#708AC1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#6782BEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original

Tritanopia#4B919Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.67:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 10.5 Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 23.6 Slate grey · ΔE 24.3 Light skyblue · ΔE 29.7 Light steelblue · ΔE 30

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 10.51, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#BFA46A

Analogous#6AAFBF, #7A6ABF

Triadic#BF6A85, #85BF6A

Split complementary#BF7A6A, #B0BF6A

Tetradic#BF6AAF, #BFA46A, #6ABF7A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F9FAFC

Lighter +30%#D5DDED

Lighter +20%#B1BFDE

Lighter +10%#8EA2CE

Darker −10%#4A69AC

Darker −20%#3B5388

Darker −30%#2B3E65

Darker −40%#1C2841

More saturated +25%#4F7BDA

Less saturated −25%#858FA4

Channel breakdown

R106

G133

B191

Red106 (41.6%)

Green133 (52.2%)

Blue191 (74.9%)

Hue220.94°

Saturation (HSL)39.91%

Lightness58.24%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6A · G 85 · B BF

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Colour values

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